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December 2009
- Online tools for job
searchers:
- Prepping a new
computer:
- Downloading Flash
videos:
- Getting a computer
rapaired:
- DVD-authoring program:
- Last minute gifts:
- Find people online:
- Recover music from an
iPod:
- Office software:
- Free office software:
- Combine PDFs:
- Photo background
replacement:
- Free security software:
- Dead Apple:
- Will this work with
Windows 7:
November 2009
- Free Windows 7
upgrade:
- Lock your keyboard:
- Legitimate
work-from-home opportunities:
- Preview your Web
designs:
- Which Windows should I
install?:
- Getting too much spam:
- Password-protect a
hard drive:
- True Crypt—Because of
complaints since the Q&A column was written, I am no longer
recommending TrueCrypt. Both Windows and Mac have encryption programs
that should do. For really top-notch protection, use PGP Desktop Home. That is $99.
- Locate and wipe a
stolen phone:
- Download new icons for
a Nuvi:
- Download MovieMaker
for Windows 7:
- Edit videos:
- Convert your videos:
- Clean up bad Web
trails:
- App recommendations
for iPod Touch:
October 2009
- Find out what really
needs updates:
- Great ways to earn
money from home:
- Subscription-free DVR
solutions:
- Custom commands:
- Remove personal info
from Google:
- Stay in touch with a
Webcam:
- Manage investments:
- E-mail notification:
- Sign electronic
documents:
- Block gambling sites:
- Region-free DVD
viewing:
- Avoiding malcious
e-mails:
- Windows 7 launch:
- Protecting your
network:
- Stay connected with
your family online:
- Deals too good to be
true:
- Eliminating duplicate
photos:
- Recovering deleted
photos:
- Identifying photo
subjects:
- Converting photo
formats:
- Organizing photos:
September 2009
- Remove personal data
from online databases:
- Free music:
- Home networking:
- Remembering passwords:
- Avoid social
networking scams:
- Converting documents:
- Back up the music:
- Keep friends and
family updated:
- Educational software:
- Wi-Fi hotspot
security:
- Facebook Groups anyone
can see:
- Sorting out good and
bad processes:
August 2009
- Google search shows
personal files:
- Get rid of
preinstalled software:
- Third party spell
checker:
- Microstock
photography:
- Photo-sharing sites:
- Sprint 4G network:
- Large printing:
- Online help with
illness:
- Sell writing online:
- Add narration to your
video:
July 2009
- Job search:
- Adobe Acrobat
alternatives:
- Clip art and stock
photos:
- Student software
discount:
- Exercise music online:
- Spam-proof your inbox
and cellular phone:
- Microsoft Money
alternatives:
- Recording LPs:
- Blocking Bing:
- Create a site to
accept donations:
June 2009
- Buy the right RAM for
your computer:
- Work from home:
- Free anti-spyware and
firewall software:
- Manage two monitors:
- My recommended
programs:
- Run Windows on Boot
Camp for your Mac:
- Free word processor:
- Degaussing software:
- Create PDF files:
- Find friends:
- Scan for viruses:
- Send texts from your
computer:
- Great freebies:
May 2009
- Parental control tools
:
- Homeworks help over
the Internet:
- Convert a PDF to a
Word file:
- 64-bit compatible
firewall:
- Free photo tools:
- Make money blogging:
- Adding captions to
photos:
- IrfanView
- GIMP
- Picasa